5 facts about The Rear Window, now open in Arabi

Looking for lunch or dinner in Arabi? Check out The Rear Window, which opened April 1 inside the bar Pirogue's Whiskey Bayou. Here are five things to know about the new spot with a Southern menu:

The husband and wife team of Matt Hayashi and Amie Marvel run The Rear Window. They met while working together at a restaurant in California, where Marvel is from. After moving to New Orleans in 2008, they both worked at Cochon.

The menu at The Rear Window includes Buffalo wings, duck live pate with pepper jelly, a spicy chicken sandwich with aioli and daily specials such as smoked jalapeno sausage, smoked brisket and meatloaf with mashed potatoes. "We saw a real need for more plate lunch options," Hayashi said. (See a PDF of the full menu)

The couple has been doing pop-ups since 2012 to test various concepts. "The space dictated in a big way the food we would serve," Hayashi said. The bar, with its green walls filled with mounted game, feels like a combination of a dive bar and a hunting lodge.

The Rear Window is part of an influx on new, hipper businesses into Arabi, such as the relocated Studio Inferno, 40 Arpent Brewing and The Kitchen Table Cafe. Hayashi said the residents have welcomed the newcomers and been receptive to dishes that make seem edgier elsewhere. "People like game and offal, but not in a hip way," he said. "They grew up eating it."

You must be 21 years old to enter Pirogue's Whiskey Bayou. In a few days, however, The Rear Window will have an actual, walk-up rear window for to-go orders. The Rear Window also delivers in St. Bernard Parish. (Note: The bar allows smoking.)

The Rear Window is open from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Monday and Wednesday through Friday and from noon to 11 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.